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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Hi everyone! Did you all have a nice Christmas? Get all those cards sent? Well, it's not too early to start for next year, haha! :) This week's challenge is to CASE a past DT card. Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

To inspire you, here are the cards our design team has created for you this week, as well as links to the original cards they CASEd:

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC04, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Good morning and thanks to those who joined us in last week's challenge. This week's optional challenge is to incorporate holiday travel. Remember, though, that the only real rule is that you have fun and create a Christmas or holiday card.﻿ Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC03, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Wow, we sure had an amazing turn out last week! Thanks to all who were able to join us for last weeks monochromatic challenge. Your cards were wonderful, as usual!

Before we get to this weeks challenge, I have a winner from last weeks entries. Congratulations to #9 - Betty, AKA ZacksNana! Betty, please send me an email (onecraftychica@gmail.com) with your address so that I can get your stamp out to you.

This week's challenge is to incorporate an angel or angels in your card. Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

To inspire you, here are the cards our design team has created for you this week.

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC02, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Season's Greetings and welcome to the new year of challenges here at the CCC!

Everyone did such an amazing job with last weeks sketch challenge, we really love looking at all of your amazing cards! Thank you so much for playing along and inspiring us each week! This week's challenge is to make a monochromatic card. Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

It is also the first challenge of the month which means there is a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps up for grabs for one lucky random participant! Good luck and have fun!

Our guest designer for December is Brenda Rose, here is a little bit about her in her own words.

Hi there! My name is Brenda Rose, and I am so happy to be joining you as a guest designer at Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenges! I have been playing for several months and love the inspiration I find here. Don't you think it's a great idea to work on Christmas cards all year long?!

I am an avid paper crafter. I having been scrapbooking for 20+ years. It became my obsession about 7 years ago. I was a Close To My Heart Director and taught about 60 people per month in my home. I also taught at a LSS and most recently I became certified to teach EK Success's Scrapbook Design & You classes. I love everything paper. It doesn't matter if I'm crafting cards, scrapbook pages, or altered gifts. I just love the creativity that this hobby allows. I am of the belief that everyone should express their individuality through paper crafting and that there is no right or wrong. What is important is that you love what you are doing!

There are such fun challenges here this month! I know it's a busy time, but perhaps you can find the time to squeeze in a card (or two or three) during the month. Paper therapy can be a wonderful stress reliever during busy times! I look forward to seeing what you create!

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC01, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Thanks for stopping by today. We're very happy to begin the 2011 year of Christmas Card Challenges! The new year starts this Sunday, December 4th, and boy do we have a great year of challenges planned for you! Please make sure to stop back on Sunday to see what our first challenge is and to see who our fabulous guest designer is for December.

We'd like to take a moment to say thank you to Shanna for her wonderful contributions during the 2010 year. She was a great asset to the CCC team and will be missed. We'd also like to introduce you to this years CCC Design Team. Please help me say hello to the returning designers, and welcome to our newest designer, Shaela Odd. I know they'll be working hard to share their wonderful cards with all of you this year.

Please visit our "Meet the Designers" page to read all about these very talented ladies. We'll see everyone on Sunday for our first challenge. I'm sure you'll be very happy with the slight changes we're making. Can't wait to share them with everyone!